Professional Development

The Student Affairs Professional Development Committee (PDC) works to consistently empower and inspire StudentAffairs professionals to know themselves, their positions, their field, and their community. To this end the PDC was created to:

Orient new staff members to the philosophical orientation of Student Affairs and the theoretical basis for student personnel work

Advocate for resources to ensure uninterrupted development offerings

Build a sense of team

Recognize the exemplary accomplishments of staff members

Provide information and programming to enhance the operation/management of Student Affairs offices

Signature Staff Development Events

Each a day-long learning and networking experience featuring a prominent keynote speaker, workshops and content session

Past breakout sessions have included: “Microaggressions in Academia: Covert Racism and Its Impact on You”, “Workplace Wellness”, “Does What We Do Matter? Meaningful Assessment for the Everyday Practitioner”

Past keynote speakers have included: Dr. Telly Sellars, Coordinator of Counseling/Professor at Jefferson Community and Technical College; Tom Owen, University Archivist and former Metro Council member; and Dr. Fred Rhodes, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Bellarmine University

An hour-long workshop or content session on varying professional development topics during lunchtime